About the product
- Spearmint Mentha spicata Known as the classic mint spearmint features bright green wrinkled leaves with a sweet mild flavor and aroma making it a favorite for culinary uses like teas desserts and garnishes its easy to grow from seed or cuttings in moist welldrained soil with partial to full sun
- Peppermint Mentha piperita A hybrid of spearmint and watermint peppermint boasts dark green leaves with a bold cooling menthol flavor and scent ideal for teas candies and medicinal uses it thrives in rich moist soil and partial shade spreading vigorously via runners
- Lemon Mint Monarda citriodora Also known as lemon bee balm or purple horsemint this annual herb features aromatic lanceshaped leaves and vibrant purple flower whorls with a strong lemony scent attracting pollinators and flavoring teas or salads it grows easily from seed in welldrained sandy soil with full sun reaching 13 feet tall growing conditions details other bee balm varieties more vivid descriptions
- Pennyroyal Mint Mentha pulegium A lowgrowing mint with small rounded leaves and a pungent peppery aroma pennyroyal has historical uses as an insect repellent and herbal remedy though its toxic in large amounts it prefers damp welldrained soil and full sun often planted as ground cover growing conditions details mint companion plants
- Quality All Mint seeds packaged by Seed Needs are intended for the current and the following growing seasons All seeds are stored in a temperature controlled facility that is free of significant amounts of moisture
- Quantity Seed Needs offers generous quantities You can share with friends and family or you can save the extra seeds until the following season if properly stored
- Packets Each seed packet displays an artful illustration of the variety to be grown as well as detailed seed sowing information on the reverse side They measure 35 wide by 5 tall
- Promise Seed Needs will never knowingly supply GMO based seed products The vast majority of our seeds are open pollinated heirloom with the exception of a few hybrids
- Germination Seed Needs packets contain some of the freshest seed available Direct from the growers If sown correctly you will begin seeing results in only a matter of days
- Freshness All mint seeds are packaged in tear resistant and moisture resistant packaging This keeps the seeds a whole lot fresher than the competitions selection
